23/08/2016 Linux app now available, Windows and Mac updates

14/08/2016 Android app version 2.2.2 now available

This app supports the additional permission requirements of Android version 6, which
prevent operation of the sound download and sound recording functions. It also
includes improvements to the sound download facility and a few minor bug fixes.

16/04/2016 iOS app version 1.3 is now available

Version 1.3 now supports pinch and stretch gestures to zoom in on most of the views.
The user interface now supports arabic. The examples view has several improvements.
You can now check for updates to the app, the dictionary database and the grammar
document. In addition, there are lots more words and examples.

29/03/2016 Windows version 2.0 is now available

The latest version of the Windows app is now available for download. This is
a complete rewrite to bring the app up to date. It also contains lots more words, improvements
to the examples view and there is now a facility to update the dictionary database.

This version is written in Java and requires the JRE: the app will give you instructions
how to install this if it is not already on your computer.

01/02/2016 Android Version 2.2 now available

This app contains some major new features. It now has a dictionary view
(a list of words in alphabetical order) and a player feature: you can
listen to vocabulary, example sentences and pronunciation whilst
you are travelling, preparing a meal or just relaxing.

If the device language is set to arabic, the app works in arabic.
There are several other improvements and lots more words.

11/12/2015 PDF Download problems

There were a couple of problems with the web site which prevented some downloads of the PDF
version of the dictionary. These are now fixed.

16/10/2015 PDF Version 2.0 available

There is a new release of the PDF version of the dictionary. It has an improved layout,
more word form details for Egyptian verbs and lots more words. This version was actually
published on the 24th August, but no press release was issued.

09/10/2015 The word baqa بـَقى

You will often hear the word baqa بـَقى in Egyptian conversation, but it's not
easy to translate. It is used in several ways, and some usages do not have an
exact equivalent in European languages. You can find some notes about its usage
here.

24/09/2015 Learning vocabulary

If you want to learn vocabulary, don't just memorize a list of words...
here is our guide to effective vocabulary learning.

11/09/2015 Online dictionary updates

The web site has been updated. It is now more mobile-friendly, and the main pages
are now available in Arabic. The dictionary and thesaurus functions have been updated
to use the same layout as the search function. Also, there are now lots more
words and examples!

16/05/2015 Kindle dictionary V2.0 is now available

This represents a big step forward for the kindle version of the dictionary, taking full advantage
of the touch screen available on the more recent kindles.

The dictionary and thesaurus are now combined, and the verbs have been added: the entries in each section
are now cross-linked.
There are now two dictionary sections: English to Egyptian Arabic and Egyptian Arabic to English.
We have added about 1,000 more words, and the Appendices have been expanded to provide a lot more information about
arabic writing and Egyptian pronounciation.

16/04/2015 Windows app V1.3.2 is now available

This version contains 500 new words and several corrections to
spelling and pronunciation. It also supports the new method of
playing sounds online: the old method does not support all words,
and will be discontinued shortly.

30/03/2015 Mirror web site

The connection between Egypt and the rest of the world often
gets busy. To provide a faster response time for all dictionary
users, search requests are now routed to the nearest server.
Requests from Egypt are handled by www.lisaanmasry.com, which is based in Cairo,
and requests from all other countries are handled by
www.egyptianarabicdictionary.com, which is based in the UK.

If you are redirected to the wrong site, please
let us know so that
we can update our information.

12/03/2015 Web site improvements

The online version of the dictionary has been updated to use the
latest version of the database, fix a few bugs and generally tidy up
the online documentation.

The mobile version of the dictionary, originally launched in 2007 for use on
mobile phones with very small screens, has been retired so that we can concentrate
our efforts on the more popular products.

04/03/2015 Android app V2.1 is now available

This version contains two new features to improve your pronunciation in arabic or english, and to learn to
read and write arabic. In addition, there are lots of new words and examples, and several improvements to the
existing features.

03/12/2014 Windows app V1.3.1 is now available

26/11/2014 Windows app V1.3 is now available

This version contains major improvements to the vocabulary learning, pronunciation and arabic reading and writing functions.
It also offers full support for usage in arabic, over 1,200 examples, 1000 more words and gender information for arabic nouns and
adjectives.

08/11/2014 Fix bug in Windows grammar

10/10/2014 Additional examples for web site

We now have over a thousand examples of Egyptian Arabic sentences on the web site. We will be rolling out
new releases that include the new examples for Windows, Android and iPhone over the next couple of months.

A big thank you to Reem el Gohary and Monzer Abo el Yazeed for their hard work in compiling and
checking the examples.

25/07/2014 Web site improvements

We have introduced a few minor improvements to the web site.

The word details page has been divided into three parts- the word itself, any examples for the word and full conjugation
details for verbs. If examples and/or verb details are available, you can access these directly from buttons next
to a word on the search view.

The example sentences now have their own page. You can access all examples using the 'examples' link in
the 'Online options' bar on the left of the dictionary, search, thesaurus word and verb pages. You can also see the examples
for a particular word (if available) by clicking the 'Examples' button next to the word. The examples page is now much more
interactive, and offers details of each of the words in the example sentence.

15/05/2014 Android app V2.0 is now available

This version is a major step forward. It has about 1,500 new words and now includes
gender and plural for all Egyptian nouns.

It has a completely re-designed and improved user interface to take advantage
of new features of Android version 4.x, yet is still works on Android 2.1!
Many of the reliability issues with the previous version have been addressed

There are several new display options, and the vocabulary learning
facilities have been extended, so that it's easier to add words to your personal
vocabulary list and easier to learn them too!

This verson also introduces Egyptian Arabic example sentences: you can point at
a word in an example and instantly see its meaning.

06/05/2014 Online dictionary updates

The online dictionary has had a few of updates. There is now an on-screen
keyboard on the search screen, so that you can type in arabic characters
even if you don't have an arabic keyboard. There is also a usage rating for all
egyptian arabic words. This appears as a star next to the word- point
at it for a full description.

04/01/2014: New Kindle releases

15/12/2013: New Windows application released

This version contains about a thousand new words, together with over 350
fully annotated examples of typical usage. The facility to download all of the sounds
for a language is now built into the application.

The Windows application contains everything that is available online, plus some useful
tools to help you learn words, learn to read and write arabic and improve your
pronunciation.

23/11/2013: Web site update

About a thousand new words have been added to the web site.

In addition, there are about 350 example sentences. When you click on a word in the
search or thesaurus pages, you will go to the page for the selected word: if there
are any examples that use this word, they will be displayed.

08/12/2012: Stress marks

A small but useful new feature for the web site: if you select the pronounced
option for egyptian words, the stressed syllable is underlined.
try it...

21/11/2012: Grammar for kindle and PDF

The kindle and PDF versions of the Egyptian Arabic grammar are now available.
more...

18/11/2012: Web site improvements

The online dictionary, thesaurus and search functions
have been tidied up to make a more coherent and improved facility. In addition,
if you click on a word in any of these views, you will see full details for the
word. For Egyptian verbs, this includes all cases of perfect, imperfect, bi-and
ha-imperfect and the participles. more...

14/11/2012: Egyptian Grammar

The Egyptian grammar has been thoroughly revised and
checked. It has a new section that starts with the basics, then goes into detail
with over 1,500 examples. Each example has pronounced and arabic writing, and
you can hear somebody saying them. You can read it online or download and
install it on Windows. more...

14/06/2012: New words

We have added another 500 words. This applies to windows,
android and the online dictionary.

03/06/2012: Hear the words

The recordings or words have not been working properly lately.
There is currently a big fight over mp3 audio patents, and the web browser suppliers are changing their
products from week to week to minimise the risk of a lawsuit.

The sound handling now works again on Firefox (but you DO need the Windows Media
Player plugin) and Microsoft Internet Explorer. This fight is likely to continue
until 2017 when the last of the patents expire. If you experience problems, please
let me know and I will try to find a solution.

25/05/2012: Bug fix for online version

There was a problem with the search function of the
online dictionary when searching for arabic words. This has now been fixed,
and you can now search for arabic words using either arabic or european letters.

05/05/2012: New release of the Android app

Release 1.3 of the Android version
of the Egyptian Arabic Dictionary is now available. Here is a list of the new features:

28/04/2012: Web version fully revised

The web version of the dictionary has been completedly revised and checked. In addition, there
are now recordings for practically all arabic words. Try it now!

18/03/2012: New online search facility

The full-screen online dictionary now has a new search facility, to help you find a word even if you are not sure how to spell it.
it suggests about ten words that are the most similar the word that you entered. It searches through all word-forms, so it will find unusual english past participles like 'flown',
and it will find both perfect and imperfect for arabic verbs, singular and plural for arabic nouns and adjectives.
Try it now!.

10/03/2012 Word of the day

This new option (near the top of the list on the right of each page) randomly selects a word from the dictionary. Try it now, maybe you will find something interesting!

09/03/2012 New Android release

Android EAD version 1.1 is the first 'signed' version of the dictionary for Android. The previous release was a development version, and
will expire after one month.

09/03/2012 New Layout for the web site

The opening page has been redesigned to provide easier access to the key functions and to make space for up-coming additions.
The new layout will spread through the site as new features are added and existing features are updated. THe new logo was designed by Khalid Adel at Absolute Studios. Nice work, Khalid!